Arcane Lord

The mystery of Lake Macht is locked.

Byron was flying in front, and Sha Duo was following behind. The two seemed to be actively searching for the source of the strange water plants with great purpose, but as they flew, Sha Duo realized that something was wrong.

Master Byron moved forward, backward, up, and down again. If there really was a clear target, would the target still be moving?

With doubts in his heart, Xia Duo couldn't help but hesitate in his actions. After the two of them changed directions once, he finally couldn't help but ask Master Byron:

"Master, are you following the kind of waterweed mentioned by Advisor Said?"

"Yes and no!"

Hearing Sha Duo's question, Byron simply slowed down and said while flying: "Just now in the process of trying to unlock the mystery lock, I discovered the special connection between these water plants and the mystery lock!"

"Special connection?" Xia Duo didn't quite understand what was so special about the mystery lock being filled with water and aquatic plants growing in the water.

"Think about it, how many murlocs are there here? And how many murlocs are there outside?" Byron asked in return.

Of course, the murlocs here can't be seen at a glance. Xia Duo didn't cast detection spells in the mystery lock, and he didn't know the number of murlocs in the water world in the mystery lock. He only knew that there were many.

As for the outside——

"Huh--"

Xia Duo suddenly thought of it. He had previously calculated that at least a dozen murlocs appeared in the outside world every second, so even if there was a time acceleration effect in the mystery lock, enough food must be provided.

It is equivalent to automatically replenishing all the food needed by more than ten murlocs every second in the Mystery Lock to grow to adulthood.

Normally, it takes about 12 years for a fishman to grow to adulthood. In this relatively special mysterious environment, the time may be less, but the demand for food is still very high.

And he has already seen scenes in the puzzle where fishmen not only eat, drink, but also mate. Although the only thing these fishmen eat is water plants, they do need to eat, rather than relying on the wind and dew to grow.

Xia Duo is very sure of this.

but--

The puzzle here is arranged with Lake Macht as the core, and it cannot escape the environmental constraints of Lake Macht. Such a large demand for food cannot be supplied by Lake Macht alone.

Sha Duo had previously speculated that they might be special aquatic plants modified by druids. Before he and Byron entered the Mystery Lock, hadn't the Said consultant from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce already determined that the growth ability of these aquatic plants had been enhanced!

But now that Byron has mentioned the relationship between aquatic plants and mythical locks again, and also uses the word "special" to describe it, then the relationship between these aquatic plants and mythical locks should not be the relationship between ordinary creatures and the environment!

At this time, Xia Duo had already thought that the growth of aquatic plants also requires energy. It is obviously not enough to rely solely on the sunlight energy obtained from the small area of ​​​​Mahat Lake in the normal flow rate of the outside world.

The only explanation is from the mystery.

So does the special connection Master Byron mentioned refer to the more direct energy supply relationship between the two?

So, Xia Duo expressed his judgment. After hearing this, Master Byron nodded slightly and announced the answer:

"There is indeed such a relationship, but it is not complete. It should be said that the existence of these water plants is rooted in the essence of the Mystic Lock. As long as the Mystic Lock exists, these water plants will be infinitely derived!"

This kind of metaphysical conceptual existence involving existence, essence, etc., Shado is not as perfectly adaptable as the native mages of Netheril.

After all, his pre-travel concepts have been influencing him, but as he explores more deeply in the field of magic, he will naturally become more and more accepting of it.

And now, listening to the meaning of Master Byron's words, can these water plants be derived out of thin air?

Xia Duo quickly asked: "Master, are you saying that even if we remove all the water plants in the mystery lock, as long as the mystery lock is not destroyed, these water plants will be reborn?"

"No, as long as we don't destroy the mythical locks, all these aquatic plants cannot be removed. The faster we clean up, the faster the aquatic plants will multiply! Of course, if we can really remove all the aquatic plants here, it will be equivalent to the lack of mythical locks. Part of the essence is equivalent to destroying the mystery lock!"

Xia Duo's answer is much easier to understand. It turns out that this aquatic grassland did not come out of nothing, but manifested itself in the form of normal reproduction.

So--

"Where are the weird aquatic plants that Consultant Said mentioned?" Immediately afterwards, Xia Duo said, "Didn't the master say that we want to find the source of that weird aquatic plants?"

"Young man, be patient!"

Master Byron joked casually, and then continued: "Those aquatic plants that have independent \\b and active attack tendencies without being combined with fish-men are not essentially different from the aquatic plants we see now.

"But the changes in it can help us understand the nature of this aquatic plant faster. This is of course what we need. Aren't we looking for it now?"

Just as he was about to continue saying something, Byron's expression suddenly changed and he sent a message to Sha Duo, "Found it! Follow me!"

When Xia Duo saw Master Byron's solemn expression, he probably guessed that what he had found was not just a weird aquatic plant, but the source of the normal aquatic plant that turned into a weird aquatic plant.

Of course, the so-called normal aquatic plants are only relative to the weird aquatic plants mentioned by Consultant Said. In fact, the aquatic plants in Lake Macht are not normal.

Normal aquatic plants can parasitize living things, and can even slightly improve individual intelligence, or even form collective intelligence.

He had previously speculated that these water plants might be something similar to a nerve cord device, and now he was even more certain of this guess.

Being able to connect to the mystery lock means that there may be a certain control terminal, and the meaning revealed in it is too fascinating.

…

Following Master Byron again, he was about to get close to something that might point to the truth, or existence.

Suddenly, Master Byron stopped directly. Xia Duo, who was thinking, didn't react and almost bumped into him. Fortunately, he stopped in time and didn't make a fool of himself.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"The situation has changed, I will send you away from the mystery lock first!"

"..."

Sha Duo was stunned for a moment, wondering what was going on, but this time Master Byron was obviously not prepared to explain anything, and did not give Sha Duo a chance to refuse. He directly cast a spell to teleport Sha Duo into a green light.

At the same time, the master’s last words came to my ears: “Fly in any direction, which is the direction we came in from!”

At this moment, Xia Duo's mood can only be said to be like that of 70,000 alpacas running past. This feeling of being stopped abruptly is really unpleasant.

He could already guess that Master Byron must have discovered something extraordinary and didn't want him to see it. Maybe it was good intentions, maybe it was greed, but it was always a bit regretful.

After sighing for a while, Xia Duo also noticed the specialness of the surrounding environment. This was an area that was as chaotic as space.

Looking around, there is only a misty green glow and nothing else.

Following Master Byron's prompt just now, Xia Duo randomly picked a direction and flew away in the clouds and mist.